Victorian Wirework Small Plant Stand papier mache doll and the Sanskrit word nandi

and the Sanskrit word nandi has the meaning of happy

It also seems like a bit of a miracle that she has survived more or less intact despite what has clearly been a long journey to me

I'm not a fisherwoman

with the black painted outlines around the carved eyes and large triangular nose

Victorian Wirework Small Plant Stand papier mache doll and the Sanskrit word nandiThis is a really sweet old wirework little plant stand or rack, late 19th or early 20th century I believe, maybe French. All hand done, I believe it was once painted white, some remnants of which remain here and there. I find the lines of the wire work just lovely, and while I have seen many larger, usually tiered plant stands in this manner, have not found another quite like this one. I believe it was made to hold three small pots from the two